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Alpha Xtra-Guard Performance Cable

Alpha Wire Xtra-Guard® Flex cable is designed to provide excellent performance in high-flex, high torsion, and continuous-flex applications.

Characteristics:

  • Excellent performance in high-flex, high torsion, and continuous-flex applications, such as motion control and robotics
  • Jacket types: PVC, Polyurethane
  • Rated for up to 14 million flex cycles
  • Available in a variety of configurations
  • Rounded geometry helps insure a liquid-tight installation per IP67 or NEMA 6
  • Supra-Shield provides precise EMI interference resistance in standard flex, torsional flex, and continuous flex applications
  • 2 to 80 conductors, configured as single conductors or pairs
  • 28 – 14 AWG
  • Stranded conductors for flexibility
  • There are four common types of cable flexing movements to consider when designing and applying a high-flexing cable and they are: Rolling flex (such as C-track or Cartesian motions), Bending flex or “tic-toc” (such as hinged panels), Torsional flex (such as twisting), and Variable/random motion flex

Ratings/Approvals:

  • UL
  • CSA
  • CE
  • VDE

Typical Applications:

  • Cartesian robots
  • Articulated multi-axis robots
  • Automation networking
  • Machine tools
  • Automotive assembly equipment
  • Conveyor systems
  • Control panels
  • Flex and static track
  • Transfer shuttles
  • Sensor/actuator-to-controller connections
  • Motor supplies

Xtra-Guard Comparison

Xtra-Guard Flex CablesIndustrial SeriesEcoGen™ Series
Standard Flex
(65000 Series)
Continuous Flex
(85000 Series)
Continuous Flex Data
(86000 Series)
Torsion Flex (87000 Series)Series XMSeries FEcoFlex
Flex Cycles (Million)1146112201
Flex TypeBendingRollingRollingTorsionRollingRollingRolling
RandomBendingBendingBendingBendingBending
RandomRandomRandomRandomRandom
Duty CycleLow-ModerateHighHighHighModerate-HighHighModerate
Voltage600600300600600/1000600600
InsulationPVCPVCSR-PVCTPESPVC/NylonPVC/NylonmPPE
JacketPVCPVCPVCPUPVCPVCmPPE
Shielding OptionsUnshielded Braid (85%): Double JacketedUnshielded Braid (85%): Double JacketedUnshielded Foil + Spiral (90%) Foil + Braid (90%)Unshielded Spiral (90%)Unshielded Braid (85%)UnshieldedUnshielded Braid (85%) Foil + Braid (70%)
Wire Range (AWG)20 to 220 to 228 to 2224 to 108 to 1818 to 828 to 10
Conductor Count (Max)5050247656518
Temperature Range, Flexing-5°C to +90°C-5°C to +90°C-10°C to +105°C-10°C to +80°C-5°C to +90°C-5°C to +90°C-40°C to 105°C
UL MTW
UL WTTC
UL TC-ER
UL PLTC
UL Oil Res.I/II
UL Sun Res.
UL AWM2587258722612023421819, 21492
VDE 0472 Oil Res.
CSA AWMI/II A/B FT1I/II A/B FT1I/II A/B FT4I/II A/B FT1I/II A/B FT4I/II A/B FT1
CSA CIC/TC
ISO 10993-5
54080